Greenstyle Inseamless Cavallo Leggings Sewing Pattern – Tested and Reviewed

I know what you are thinking, “Do we really need another leggings pattern?” I thought the same thing! After making two pairs, though, I can totally admit now that I am sold on this pattern, and I may even say… “They are now my favorites!” So, stop gasping, and hear me out on why I think we all need this leggings pattern.

The Cavallo Leggings pattern has no inseam. It was created for horseback riding, biking, or running. Well, anything where you are going to have repetitive motion that touches your inner thigh. This pattern will help you eliminate the chaffing and rubbing associated with that inner leg seam. If you are using the pattern for horseback riding, it even has the optional patches for your inner knee area to grip the saddle!

I also think these are astoundingly booty flattering and just down-right comfortable to wear!

This pattern has so few seams that it is just QUICK to sew. I feel like every seam in this leggings pattern is only where it is absolutely necessary – (1) Back yolk – booty flattering, (2) pockets – um, hello everything good needs pockets, (3) outseam – you have to have an inseam or outseam to enclose a leg, (4) crotch curve – because we have two legs, and (4) waistband seam – so your leggings stay on. The waistband is contoured so I didn’t put any elastic in the top, and they still stay put very well!

The pattern includes 2 different rise option at the top of the pants and 2 different rise options on the top of the waistband so that you can technically have 4 different options of rises. On this pair I used the higher rise on the main and the lower rise on the waistband.

The pockets are just HUGE. I really love that the pocket panel doesn’t extend all the way to the bottom of the leg and rather it merges into one seam on its way to your ankle. I have wanted to adjust the strides pattern for sometime to do this, but now I don’t have to worry about messing with the pattern to do that!!

Adjustments and Sizing

I am a petite person who can’t walk into a store and get a pair of leggings that actually fit me correctly due to having short legs and more muscular calves. For this pattern, I made a size D and graded my calves to an E. I started my calf grading right at the knee. I removed 3/4 inch at the first lengthen/shorten line that is at the thigh. Don’t forget to remove the same amount from the main pants as well as all the pocket pieces. This helped move the bottom of the pocket where the seams merging happens right at the knee. Then, I removed 1.25″ at the second lengthen/shorten line and another 1 inch at about 4 or 5 inches below that, and then, I removed another inch from the bottom! Whew. This part of sewing makes me happy. Not because it is easy, but because I know my clothes will look good and fit me right.

See, no inseam!

I made a matching Power Sports Bra for this pair of tights because it means I will wear them more if I have a matching bra!

Let me also show you the first pair I made. It is always good to make a test pair before cutting your good fabric so you can see that your adjustments work out and that you like the options you chose.

On this pair, I did not do any reverse coverstitching so that I could check the fit. If you do not own a cover stitch, don’t be intimidated or think you can’t make this pattern if you do not own a coverstitch machine. Just make sure you use matching thread or you need to topstitch with a twin needle to hide your mismatched thread from showing on the right side.

On this pair, I used the high rise option on both the main pants and on the waistband. The top of the waistband ends at least an inch or more above my belly button so I knew for the final pair to use the lower rise waistband option. I like where the seam connects to the waistband on the pants so I knew I didn’t need to lower that rise option.

Resources

• Cavallo Leggings Pattern
• Highlighter Explosion Fabric – this fabric base feels so good to wear!!
• My top is the Lacy Slope Tank top in Fine Lines Fabric. I straightened the hemline out on this so that it does not have a slope. The ease is perfect for a knotted tank!

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*Disclosures

I received this pattern for free as part of the testing process to give the designer feedback about the instructions and fit. Also, this post may contain affiliate links, which means I receive a small compensation when you purchase via my link. This does not cost you anything, and I genuinely appreciate the support. Any and all opinions expressed are still my own.